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23.3.15

List #262: A Weekend in New York City

I'my very fortunate to have a bunch of vacations days that need to be used. I'm also very fortunate to have a best friend that lives in Manhattan and is willing to put up with my in her apartment for a few days. So mix those things together, plus a tax refund, and it was easy to see that I'd usher in spring with a weekend getaway.

It was a wonderful weekend that was more heavy on the friendship than it was on sightseeing and traipsing around different neighborhoods and boros. And quite honestly, I wouldn't have had it any other way. I don't get as much girl time as I used to these days. And my friend in NYC is one of my oldest and best.

So here's to air mattresses, beer mugs and subway rides. A list of things you do in NYC with one best friend and a limited budget. Oh, and a snowstorm that laid inches in the city in just a few hours.

Rolling a blue suitcase straight into Hooters.

Basketball. Lots of basketball.

New Girl best-of viewings.

Unbreakable! They're alive, damn it! It's a miracle!

Browsing history through museums.

Being completely confused by more modern museums.

Starbucks.

Pizza.

Sleeping in.

Brunch.

Encouraging the youth of America.

Being on the the market for a lamp.

So many Greek dips.

Souvlaki.

Retsina.

Greek music.

Eurovision.

Window shopping.

Manicures.

Flirting with bartenders.

Eyeing up waiters.

Overhearing sidewalk conversations.

Hipster bars.

Will Forte's long-lost son.

Sliding on snowy sidewalks.

Shake Shack.

This is probably the prettiest photo I've ever taken.

I have been spending a lot of nights alone the last few weeks, so getting some stress-free time away with one of the people I love the most was just what I needed. Now, I wish the feeling would have lasted a little while longer for both her and me, but oh well...we've already started planning a trip for our 35th birthday.